If there ever was a time to open God’s Word and read it for yourself, now is the time. One of the things that concerns me greatly about many Bible studies is that we spend more time reading the commentary of man about the Bible more than the Bible itself. Can I let you in…
Worship is such a powerful weapon to defeat the enemy that he will use any means necessary to keep you from using it in spiritual warfare. I know this to be true in my own life. I grew up singing and began taking piano lessons at the age of nine. I couldn’t see myself doing…
These days it feels like you can’t get through your day without having succeeded in offending someone. There are so many ways this can be accomplished: Fat shaming Body shaming Ageism Sexism Ableism *Insert any number of phobias here I am pretty sure I’ve offended someone now, because I left out their favorite way to…
A recent Lifeway Research report revealed that more churches are closing than are being opened. But before we blame this on COVID-19, this report is actually from 2019, a year before restrictions shut church doors and moved us all online. In 2019, 3,000 new churches were started, but 4,500 churches closed. One doesn’t really feel…
This is a question I get a lot in my email and social media. It’s hard having a consistent quiet time when our kids are small, because you never know when you’ll be interrupted, and when you’ll be able to get back to your quiet time. If ever. What’s worse, the enemy takes advantage of…
There is no lack of advertisements today about how to be happy and successful in life. Usually these advertisements are filled with promises that you can set your own hours – just a few hours a week, go on fancy cruises, drive luxury cars, and are usually accompanied by a tanned couple wearing RayBans standing…
